Pathfinder

Latin

Last Updated November 2010


Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, and through previewed free websites.


Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library.

Library Databases: Resources are password protected. Please see a member of the library staff for the password.

Gale Student Resources In Context, use Roman Roads as the search term.
World Book Student, use Roman Roads as the search term.


Free Websites:


The Classics Page at Ad Fontes Academy This site contains a wealth of information about the language and includes news and weather in Latin.

Figures of Speech Exercise Practice Latin syntax with these exercises.


The Internet Classics Archive The best site to find primary sources for Latin.


Latin Study Links Test yourself to see how good your Latin skills really are with these vocabulary links (Item number five on this site).


Monmouth College Department of Classics Includes a Latin poetry recital, so you can hear the language being spoken.

National Latin Exam This site contains information about how to register for the exam, practice tests with answer keys, and worksheets about some of the most missed items from previous tests.


Feast On This!: Sites about Roman food.


Antique Roman Dishes – Collection Historically accurate recipes; some with unusual ingredients.

Around the Roman Table Eight authentic recipes ranging from Wild Boar to Nut Tarts.


Roman Roads:

Britannica Brief overview of the development of Roman road systems.


National Highway System Site is part of the Federal Highway Administration’s website. It details how the American road system was developed.


Time Traveller’s Guide to the Roman Empire This site includes information about roads, bridges, tunnels, aqueducts, and even lighthouses!


UNRV A guide to Roman roads including construction details and a chart detailing who built each main road and which areas it connected.


Via Aurelia Smithsonian magazine article about one of the Roman Empire’s lost highways.

Viae: The Roads of Rome Contains maps and diagrams of construction techniques.


Created by Beth Kois